Inspired by true events, the story begins with Japanese rugby management dwelling on a humiliating anniversary, a 145-17 | dG1fMWdoQXJtc0pqUU0
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - We are jam-packed with 30,666 spectators
00:10 at the Brighton Community Stadium.
00:15 - The action kicks off for both South Africa and Japan
00:20 and both teams will want to get off to a winning start.
00:22 - Will this be mission impossible?
00:29 - Japan going low.
00:30 South Africa controlling.
00:33 Low has it.
00:35 Rob Lowe,
00:37 tight end.
00:38 Francois Lowe.
00:48 Rob Lowe of course a famous predecessor.
00:52 Francois Lowe gets the shot.
00:53 For South Africa their first of the war.
00:58 The backs join again.
00:59 It's a 10 man ball.
01:02 South Africa holding on grimly.
01:04 The Japanese heads towards the posts.
01:07 Can they do it?
01:10 They are close.
01:13 Oh yes.
01:14 It looks like the skipper.
01:17 Michael Leach, what a hero.
01:22 As Japan hits the lead.
01:24 One low, one over the top.
01:28 We're just outside the 22.
01:29 De Jager.
01:31 He's a giraffe.
01:32 A human one.
01:35 Heineken's happy.
01:38 That's the reply and the box needed.
01:41 Try and hold him up here.
01:47 Now they have to release.
01:49 Against the tackler.
01:56 Another opportunity to add another penalty
01:58 and tie the game up.
01:59 Who would ever have predicted this?
02:01 The crowd will tell you again.
02:02 Delirious.
02:06 Strauss.
02:10 Straight through.
02:12 You can't stop him.
02:14 Well we had the giraffe, now we have the rhinoceros.
02:19 (crowd cheering)
02:22 And that will ease some jangling nerves
02:29 in the springboard camp.
02:30 It's been very good, the Japanese line-up.
02:32 Here we go, Matsushima.
02:34 Japan.
02:35 Guramaru.
02:36 Perfectly orchestrated, clinical in its execution.
02:46 Guramaru capitalised on the outside.
02:49 It was that little inside ball to the winger, Matsushima.
02:52 Save the try.
02:55 Katakawa.
02:57 Mavi.
03:00 Here we go.
03:01 Hesketh.
03:03 Come on, Hesketh.
03:07 To steal the game for Japan,
03:16 one of the most famous victories in the history of sport,
03:20 I'd go as far as saying.
03:21 Not just in the game of rugby union.
03:24 Guramaru then.
03:25 It's all academic.
03:27 Our eyes have seen the glory.
03:31 It's a rugby miracle.
03:32 (crowd cheering)
03:36 (upbeat music)
03:39 (dramatic music)